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As we have now reached the All-Star break, we have now a big sufficient pattern measurement to mirror on the standings and what the postseason bracket would appear to be if the playoffs started at present. There have been the great surprises: groups just like the Reds, Rangers, Marlins, Orioles and D-backs have carried out past even probably the most optimistic of projections. On the opposite aspect are groups such because the Cardinals, Mets and Padres, who both have not gotten issues going or are in such a giant gap that the playoffs really feel unlikely. Here’s a have a look at what the postseason would appear to be if it opened at present. All stats are as of the All-Star break. Byes: Rays (1) and Rangers (2) Wild Card Series matchups Astros (6) at Guardians (3) Blue Jays (5) at Oriole...

Matt Blewett-USA TODAY Sports Before this season, Nick Madrigal had spent only one inning at third base. It was in a showcase recreation; he was a excessive schooler. Madrigal performed a good bit of shortstop at Oregon State, however he has all the time primarily been a second baseman. Then in December, the Cubs signed Dansby Swanson, bumping Nico Hoerner over to second and Madrigal right into a utility position. Madrigal took the change in stride. He began a protracted toss routine to enhance his arm energy, and stated all the best issues to the press: Bench coach Andy Green even flew out to Arizona to spend every week serving to him stand up to hurry on the sizzling nook. All of that work appears to have paid off. So far this season, Madrigal has spent 53 innings at second and 30...

This story was excerpted from Mark Sheldon's Reds Beat publication. To learn the total publication, click on right here. And subscribe to get it commonly in your inbox. Surprise: The Reds usually are not solely contenders for the National League Central title, they are going to open the second half of the 2023 season in first place. It's protected to say few anticipated that from a group that was speculated to be rebuilding and not less than a yr or two away from making hay in any races. At the All-Star break final yr, the Reds have been 34-57 and on their approach to a 62-100 report. There isn't any debating that it has been a outstanding and fast turnaround to contending. This season, Cincinnati is 50-41 whereas sitting one recreation forward of the Brewers, who they are going to play po...

Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports I don’t need to be impolite, however right here’s a reality of life: I pay much less consideration to the Nationals than the common crew in Major League Baseball. It’s not as a result of I've a grudge towards them or something; I went to varsity in Virginia and have a ton of household within the D.C. space, so I do know an absolute ton of Nats followers. They’re simply not that fascinating for the time being, and there’s a variety of baseball to look at, so somebody has to slip down the precedence queue. When I've paid consideration to the Nationals, although, I’ve preferred what I’ve seen. I assumed they made some sensible signings this offseason. They’ve accomplished an excellent job of giving loads of taking part in time to fascinating gamers. Lane Th...

Players helped or damage by shift limits in 2023 n","providerName":"Twitter","providerUrl":"https://twitter.com","type":"oembed","width":550,"contentType":"rich"},"__typename":"Markdown","content":"**Who hasn’t been helped that a lot?** Max Muncy (-2), Max Kepler (-1), Luis Arraez (-1), Kyle Schwarber (0)nnA mixture of “not surprising” and “quite surprising” names right here, relying on the way you have been issues. Kepler was seen as somebody who may profit, although our preview mentioned his high quality of contact was the perpetrator for his points greater than any shift. Muncy and Schwarber are someway working career-_low_ BABIPs. And Arraez? He was barely shifted towards because it was -- simply 2% -- howev...

Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports Marcus Semien isn’t on tempo to match his career-best 2019 and 2021 numbers, however he stays a productive hitter. Two months shy of his thirty third birthday and in his second season with the Texas Rangers, the venerable center infielder is slashing .271/.338/.438 with 11 dwelling runs and a 115 wRC+. A key cog within the lineup for a primary place membership, Semien batted leadoff for the American League in final evening’s All-Star Game. Semien sat down to speak hitting through the Rangers’ current go to to Fenway Park. ——— David Laurila: Let’s begin along with your adolescence within the recreation. How did you be taught to hit? Marcus Semien: “As a child, I watched main league baseball. I grew up within the San Francisco Bay space as a Giants fan — my...

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When the National League pulled out a dramatic 3-2 victory over the American League within the 2023 All-Star Game at Seattle’s T-Mobile Park on Tuesday evening, it snapped the AL’s run of 9 consecutive wins. That was the second-longest streak in All-Star Game historical past (which matches again to 1933), behind an 11-game burst by the NL from 1972-82. The dominance went past that, too, with the AL holding a 27-6-1 document since 1988, after the NL began out 41-16-1. But now the NL has put its foot down with its first All-Star Game victory since 2012 at Kansas City’s Kauffman Stadium, an 8-0 blowout. One little bit of symmetry? The profitable pitcher in 2012 was the Giants’ Matt Cain, and the profitable pitcher on Tuesday was the Giants’ Camilo Doval, who tossed a scoreless seventh inning....

SEATTLE — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred will contemplate growing time on the pitch clock for the postseason however is reluctant to regulate an innovation the game considers an important success. ...

In a nail-biter version of the 93rd MLB All-Star Game -- one which included defensive gems, stellar pitching and late-game heroics -- the National League defeated the American League in a 3-2 victory, the NL's first ASG sport win since 2012. In his first profession All-Star Game and plate look, the Rockies' Elias Díaz offered a go-ahead, two-run dwelling run within the eighth inning that proved to be the game-winner. The 32-year-old Díaz was named All-Star Game MVP.  Between the dizzying shows of expertise and several other mic'd periods, it might need been harder to maintain observe of how your favourite stars out of your staff fared. Have no concern -- we’ve acquired you lined with a rundown of how each All-Star contributed to this sport. Bo Bichette: Named an All-Star for the second tim...